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All moles have very sensitive snouts and long, clawed digits that they use to dig tunnels.

Their eyes are poorly developed, but what they lack in sight, they make up for in their sense of touch. Here’s how the National Wildlife Foundation (NWF) describes them: While rats and mice are rodents, moles are mammals that spend most of their lives underground, digging burrows. While moles and mice look somewhat similar (they’re both small and furry), they’re very different creatures. Moles are small burrowing animals that many people believe are related to mice or rats. If you hire a pest control expert to get rid of moles, they’ll employ tactics like trapping and baiting.

You can get rid of moles in your yard by eliminating food sources, using mole repellents, digging exclusion trenches, and practicing good lawn hygiene (mowing the grass and removing wood stacks and debris piles that shelter them).

They will infest areas where these food sources are prevalent, landscaping elements like hedges and fence lines offer plenty of shelter, and the soil temperatures are cool.

Moles eat insects like earthworms, grubs, beetles, and larvae.

You can identify mole damage in your yard by looking for signs like dead grass, molehills, far-apart mounds, and chunks of dirt.

When they do, they can kill grass, plants, and trees.

Moles are digging rodents that can create elaborate networks of tunnels and mounds in your lawn or garden.